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The original was posted on /r/askhistorians by /u/WoodenPerception5520 on 2023-08-07 22:06:12+00:00.

I have noticed that most history books have no chapter subheadings: They only seperate the contents by chapters, which are often 30-40 pages long, densely packed with information. Why is this? For me, this makes it harder to read a large text. I often cannot ingest and fully understand 30 pages worth of new information at once. Without subheadings, a natural point at which I can stop reading and return the next day with a fresh mind isn’t clear.